The genesis of christian and stoic doctrines as a result of mutual influence

   Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the relationship and mutual influence of theological, anthropological, ethical views of Roman Stoicism and Christianity.

   The purpose of this work is to conduct a comparative analysis of late Stoic and Christian theology, anthropology, ethics and to demonstrate their relationship and relevance in the modern era.

   Materials and methods. The research material was the works of Plato and the Roman Stoics, the Epistles of the Apostle Paul, the writings of authors of the early Christian era and early Protestantism, modern scientific research, domestic and foreign, devoted to the analysis of the views of the Roman Stoics, the first Christians, the Epistles of the Apostle Paul, representatives of the Eastern and Western Christian churches of the Middle Ages; works, analyzing the interpenetration of Stoicism and Christianity. The author relied on the civilizational and dialectical approaches, used the following methods: narrative, hermeneutic in combination with linguistic, analytical, synthetic, generalization, reconstruction, comparative-historical.

   Results. As a result of the work done, it was established that the basic theological, anthropological, axiological and ethical ideas of the Roman Stoics and Christians (the essence of man, the path of life and existential meanings, eschatological perspective, moral principles) were formed as a result of mutual influence. Stoicism played a huge role in the formation of Christian doctrine, actively influenced the ascetic fathers of the early Christian Eastern Church and medieval Western Christianity, and the young Protestantism of the 16th century. The Stoics, in turn, relied on Christian wisdom in their philosophy.

   Discussion and conclusions. The author managed to carry out a comparative analysis of Stoic and Christian doctrines. The study showed that the spiritual kinship and mutual influence of Roman Stoicism and Christianity testifies to the illusory nature of the border separating the Hellenistic and Christian metatraditions. The practice of cognitive therapy aimed at finding existential meanings and inner harmony, developed by the Roman Stoics and the ascetic fathers of the Eastern Christian Church; the eternal ethical principles of Stoicism and Christianity are relevant in the modern era of moral degradation and semantic disorientation.

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